NGC4966 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC4966 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:23 (EDT), 74° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:01, 76° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:44, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC4966
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h06m [4] |
| Declination: | +29°03' [4] |
| Constellation: | Coma Berenices |
| Magnitude: | 13.32 (V) [2] 14.02 (B) [2] 11.14 (J) [2] 10.42 (H) [2] 10.25 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | SABa |
| Distance: | 95.5 Mpc 311.3 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.70 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -21.58 |
Sources